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Major trouble with windows

  • 03-10-2007 11:25am
    #1
    OctavarIan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭


    Ok so yesterday I had to turn my computer off, interuppting the updates it was performing, and when I tried to boot up later on I found that I couldn't. Last good config doesn't work (it starts to load windows then flashes a blue screen and restarts), and safe mode doesn't work either (opts to skip loading sptd.sys but restarts no matter what option I pick).
    I tried a repair off the windows cd, but it couldn't detect any hard drive. So I tried again this time loading sata drivers off a floppy, and I managed to get the blue screen and what was written on it...

    DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EVEN

    ...

    STOP: 0x00000001 (0x00000030, 0x00000007, 0x00000000, 0xF72969A0)
    viamraid.sys - Address F72969A0 base at F728c000, Datestamp 4063e304

    I haven't tried a clean install of windows yet (my gut tells me that wouldn't work anyway) but does anyone have any idea what the problem is and how to fix it?

    Also I have windows on a seperate partition to my important data, so if all else fails I think I can format that partition and clean install on that without losing my data. But I'd rather not have to go through the hassle of installing all my programs again...


Comments

  • #2
    matt-dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,468 ✭✭✭matt-dublin


    i think its a memory error, what version of windows are you using? 2000 sp2?

    did you install any new hardward/software or update any drivers?


  • #3
    OctavarIan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭OctavarIan


    SP2. No new software/hardware. Newest hardware is over a month old now. It was a 1gig memory stick. No problems at all with it though but I suppose I could run a memtest overnight. Xp was updating drivers as the pc was turned off, so maybe something has gone wrong there.


  • #4
    matt-dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,468 ✭✭✭matt-dublin


    most likely.

    try the memtest and see how you get on.

    otherwise, unplug any external hardware and re-apply xp sp2


  • #5
    OctavarIan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭OctavarIan


    10 hours now and no errors detected. Looks like I'll have to format the Windows partition and cross my fingers :p

    [edit]Well I can browse all my files on the Windows partition from Ubuntu's Gnome Partition Editor, I wonder if I found the culprit driver could I delete it and fix it that way?


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    The viamraid.sys file is your SATA controller driver. Chances are that if you delete it you'll get another blue screen - code 0x0000007B, INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE.


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